Word: highland
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Died. John Hemingway Duncan, 76, architect, designer of Grant's Tomb and Trenton (N. J.) Battle Monument; of heart disease; at Highland Beach...
Martin John Insull, brother of Samuel Insull (utilities, opera) sat with his wife at dinner in his Highland Park, Ill., home while a thief entered his wife's bedroom upstairs and stole away with jewelry valued near...
There developed in Scotland a warlike form of music called in Gaelic Piobaireachd in English, pibroch. It became the national classical music and had many variations. These were taught on the Island of Skye by one John M'Crummen, professor at the Skye Bagpipe-College. His pupils, illiterate Highland lads, could not read music so were taught verbal note-equivalents, thus...
Dances. The Highland Fling, the Irish Jig, Sailor's Hornpipe and the Sword Dance were among the dances. Dancers were judged for ease and grace, correct costume, expressive "hauling" and "heaving." The sword dancer, who dances over a naked sword crossing its sheath, must not touch either, but must dance fast, with abandon. Best-Dressed Highlander. He must own his clothes. His shoes must be low-cut brogues without buckles. The kilt must be made of his clan tartan, worn plain, no bows, no ribbons. The sporran (bag) must be of mottled leather or fur. If fur, the animal must...
Best dressed Highlander was Merchant Thomas Campbell, president of the Highland Games Association of Ed monton...